Family name Ayya (Ayya 
, Айя 
, Аииа ) , globally, is quite a common last name. The last name Ayya is habitual in Maldives, where it is quite a common surname, Sri Lanka, where it is quite a rare surname, and United Arab Emirates. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Sri Lanka, India, and Indonesia. Likewise, Ayya is the forename as well as the last name.